Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

Here is a nice fungus! @lukelukeluke.bsky.social

Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

In our 4 months of existence, @beaconbio.bsky.social has gained active users in 162 countries. Clearly there is a need for a free & open resource that not only raises alarm about new threats but provides context about why it matters. Thank you to all our users!

I just hope I don’t get stuck in Corn Syrup on my way to Urban Housing. 🙃

… and yet…

Where the teens are YouTube 90% TikTok 63% Instagram 61% Snapchat 55% Facebook 32% (down from 71%) WhatsApp 23% X 17% (down from 33%) Reddit 14% Threads 6% report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

@alsobrooks.senate.gov asks Dr. Monarez what she would say to parents about vaccines to alleviate hesitancy and confusion. Here is what grandparents say: Please listen to our own stories about our lived experiences with these awful diseases, then decide. grandparentsforvaccines.com

Hypocrisy squared

The most wholesome protest I’ve seen in a long time (and I see a lot of actions) and they still got U.S. Capitol Police called on them…

Lee once said: “Democracy is not the objective.” That’s not just a soundbite—it’s his ideology. When you look at his record, it’s clear: Mike Lee wants a government that serves the elite, not the people. #AntiDemocracy #AuthoritarianGOP #MikeLee

We’re watching transparency erode as law enforcement begins to resemble secret police more than public servants. This piece unpacks how we got here, and why it should alarm us all.

Tagging this so I remember to listen to it too!

40% of Republicans say the COVID-19 vaccine has probably or definitely killed more people than the COVID-19 virus.

I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few: 1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.

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The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.

Uniter 9-year old Teddy “Recently…RFK Jr. made false comments about autism, like people with autism are broken, that autism caused by vaccines, and that people with autism will never have jobs or families. But that’s not true! “I have autism & I’m not broken.” @nj.com, www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjSfAeVL/

Denmark 🇩🇰 sounds nice!

remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...

People are taking things into their own hands

Bernie grills Trump’s Social Security commissioner pick about Trump & Elon’s lies about the program that keeps millions of seniors out of poverty. (because they want to privatize it)

WATCH: Project 2025 warned against using apps like SIGNAL to conduct official business👇🏽 Translation: They knew it was illegal and did it anyway - to keep it hidden from records requests. SIGNAL itself is an underdiscussed part of this scandal. #HegsethGate #WaltzGate

Be like MacKenzie. You know, divorce the jerk, and share with others if you have more than you need.

Over to you @theatlantic.com Offer to publish it since it’s unclassified. See what they say.

For those who celebrate Peeps: this is your reminder to cut open the package so they’ll be nice and stale and crunchy when you’re ready to eat them.

“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.” By @andykroll.bsky.social

This is how it’s done. 😭

This is a really good video. At this point, though, seems like the US could just spring ahead 30 minutes and call it good … I mean, we’re out of step with the rest of the world anyway. So why not? 😔

I know of nine. Guess where they all are. “I don’t know of any other case, anywhere, in which an individual could determine for himself whether he had a conflict of interest. In fact, self-determination of a conflict of interest is itself a conflict of interest.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I should make this my pined post. Here is a link to all my help videos, starting with the first one. I've done four in total so far. 1. Intro and basics. 2. More about setting up feeds and lists. 3. 10 Tips and Tools 4. Gain engagement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...

Advil… very wily. Drummin’ up business.

Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head. So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

Is it safe to assume that Russia itself now has access to computers inside the US Treasury, IRS, FAA, FBI, CIA, etc.?

OK, so naked running. Apparently this means running without GPS, music and any other tech. I wish I knew this an hour ago.

And watch the incompetently engineered, flaming SpaceX rocket debris fill the sky like the most expensive fireworks in history.

Monitoring things that could cause mass casualty events is government overreach???

I always think, "Please, someone steal my identity! It's terrible! Then maybe I can get a new one."

Fact-check: True

Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man (1964)

WHUT … ? Oh yeah, this is normal. No logic required!

🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up

Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

The cause of homelessness is not simply, not having a home. It’s unaddressed trauma, untreated mental health struggles, and systemic barriers that keep people trapped. To truly end homelessness, we must go beyond shelter, we must heal, support, and empower people at the root of their struggles.